Steeplejack Brewing Company is a

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with multiple locations in the

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. The business operates in Portland and Hillsboro, and has announced plans to expand to Manzanita.

Description and history

Business partners Brody Day and Dustin Harder opened the original restaurant in 2021. Housed in the former Metropolitan Community Church in

northeast Portland Northeast Portland is one of the six major divisions of Portland, Oregon. Northeast Portland contains a diverse collection of neighborhoods. For example, while Irvington and the Alameda Ridge feature some of the oldest and most expensive homes i ...

's Sullivan's Gulch neighborhood, the restaurant serves burgers and

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. In 2022, a second location opened on Southwest Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway. The restaurant has a seating capacity of approximately 200 people, and serves pizza and salads, as well as

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and

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as sides. A third location in Hillsboro was announced in 2021, and began operating in 2022. In 2022, owners announced plans to open a fourth location in

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. Anna Buxton was Steepejack's brewmaster, as of 2022. In February 2025, Steeplejack began operating in a former bank building on Hawthorne Boulevard in

southeast Portland Southeast Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon. Boundaries and features Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette River through historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to ...

's Sunnyside neighborhood. The site also has a coffee shop by Harder Day, a

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pod, and a patio. Opening businesses in the pod include Ali's Hot Chicken and Smash Burgers, Gyro World PDX,

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, Shera Indian Food, and Tacos Fita

Reception

Steeplejack was named Best New Brewery at the 2022 Oregon Beer Awards. In 2023, Buxton was one of 18 Portland industry professionals deemed "rising stars" by the restaurant resource and trade publication ''StarChefs''.

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* {{Portal bar, Beer, Food, Oregon Beer in Oregon Restaurant chains in the United States Restaurants in Sullivan's Gulch, Portland, Oregon Restaurants in Sunnyside, Portland, Oregon

Description and history

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